Consensus Recommendations for Prevention of Nutritional Rickets: Food Fortification and Micronutrient Supplements for Global Health
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1 Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Birmingham Children’s Hospital; and Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 2 Department of Health Economics, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom 3 Vitamin D Research Group, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland 4 Professor Emeritus: Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah, 91220 Jerusalem, Israel. Head of School of Health Professions, Ashkelon College, Ashkelon, Israel
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